Issue - meetings

Exclusion of the Press and Public - Exempt Papers included in the following Item

Meeting: 19/11/2019 - Cabinet (Item 44)

Exclusion of the Press and Public - Exempt Papers included in the following Item

The appendix to this report is presented as a general exception item in accordance with the Access to Information Procedure Rules of Part 4 of the Council's Constitution. Amendments to the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to information) (England) Regulations 2012 require 28 days’ notice to be given prior to determining all Key Decisions. Whilst the report did have the required 28 days’ notice, the requirement to indicate potential elements of confidentiality was not complied with as notification of the decision was published on the 9th October, 2019.

 

To move that in accordance with the Council’s Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of any consideration of the exempt appendix to the following Item

The appendix is considered to be exempt from general publication based on Category 3 of paragraph 10.4 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules. It is not in the public interest to disclose this because doing so would prejudice the Council’s business affairs.

Minutes:

The Chair moved that in accordance with the Council’s Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of any consideration of the exempt appendix to the following Item.

The appendix was considered to be exempt from general publication based on Category 3 of paragraph 10.4 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules. It was not in the public interest to disclose this because doing so would prejudice the Council’s business affairs.